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1 What is Lenny short for with regard to the entertainer Lenny Henry?

2 Who was married to Diane Cliento from 1962 to 1973?

3 Who was Harold Wilson referring to when he remarked, “He immatures with age”?

4 Who claims he never drank water because “fish fuck in it”?

5 What surname connects a famous man who died in a motorcycle accident in 1935 and a famous author who died of TB in 1930?

6 Jeff Bezos is the billionaire owner of which web site?

7 Who is the only bachelor President of the USA?

8 In 1955 who refused the title of the Duke of London?

9 Which renowned classical composer was born in Leipzig in 1813 and died in Venice in 1883?

10 Who as a Conservative MP represented the city of Chester from 1992 to 1997?

11 Who wrote the 1909 book Handcuff Secrets?

12 In the US Civil War who led a Michigan brigade known as The Wolverines?

13 In his teenage years which Carry On stalwart recorded under the pseudonym of The Angel Voiced Choirboy?

14 In March 2003 who was the voice of the British speaking clock for two weeks in aid of Comic Relief?

15 Which recipient of the 2006 Copley Medal suffers from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis?

16 Who was born Brian Robson Rankin?

17 In 2007 the actor and comedian Alan Davies married the literary agent Kate Maskell. Who was his best man?

18 In 1887 who was credited with creating the word hello as a telephone greeting?

19 Which actor died in the films Carrie, The Punisher, Pulp Fiction and Broken Arrow?

20 Who joined Lee Curtis and the All Stars after being sacked by George Martin on August 16th, 1962?

Answers

1 Lenworth

2 Sean Connery

3 Tony Benn

4 WC Fields

5 Lawrence for TE Lawrence and DH Lawrence

6 Amazon

7 James Buchanan

8 Winston Churchill

9 Richard Wagner

10 Gyles Brandreth

11 Harry Houdini

12 General George Custer

13 Charles Hawtrey

14 Lenny Henry

15 Stephen Hawking

16 Hank Marvin

17 Bill Bailey

18 Thomas Alva Edison, in responding to Alexander Graham Bell

19 John Travolta

20 Pete Best